Games like Desktop Detective
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Desktop Detective for fans of indie, rpg, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Desktop Detective also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, more from Conradical Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Desktop Detective: An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Players who liked Desktop Detective also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Maktala: Slime Lootfest
Top pick for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
An incremental game where you kill hordes of slimes and use their loot to become stronger and farm them. Collect powerful loot, master skills, and uncover tons of content.
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Samawa Idle
Second-strongest match for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
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春泥 Soil of Rebirth
Third-strongest match for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
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Pecaminosa
Ranked #4 for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
Activate your detective skills in this noir-influenced police action RPG. Grab your gun and prepare to face the strangest case of John Souza's career by helping the ghost of a dead mobster get "justice". Hit the streets in search of intel, befriend the scum and beat those who will try to stop you.
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Paradise Killer
Ranked #5 for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect
Ranked #6 for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with Desktop Detective.
The last Practice Sectis is a ink style tower defense game. The game combines Chinese mythological novels to experience that under the invasion of the devil, only the last immortal sect left. You recruit all kinds of human to resist the devil and maintain the last immortal sect of the human race.
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RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Ranked #7 for Desktop Detective fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Desktop Detective.
The story of apprentice detective and Devil Summoner extraordinaire Raidou Kuzunoha XIV returns in this remastered classic! Call upon your demons to solve supernatural mysteries and dispose of enemies.
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Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Detective.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Desktop Detective.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Desktop Detective.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Desktop Detective.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Detective.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Desktop Detective.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Desktop Detective.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Conradical Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Conradical Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Desktop Defender
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Detective.
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
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The Outbound Ghost
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead.
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Lootbox Lyfe
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Indie with Desktop Detective.
Explore a desolate world in the genre defining platformvania. Lootbox Lyfe is a Metroidvania with Movement Option Progression. Save your species through delving into an interconnected world riddled with platforming obstacles. Unlock new areas as you obtain new movement options.
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Girabox
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Detective.
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
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Soul Stalker
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective.
A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.
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Wanted Shadows
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Detective.
Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.
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Little Laps
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Casual with Desktop Detective.
Race through minimalist tracks designed for precision and flow. Master the one-button controls, beat your best times, and experience racing distilled to its purest form. Can you perfect your little laps?
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Card Corner
Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind Desktop Detective. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Detective.
An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Frequently asked about Desktop Detective
- What games are most similar to Desktop Detective?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Desktop Detective are Maktala: Slime Lootfest, Samawa Idle, 春泥 Soil of Rebirth.
- Who developed Desktop Detective?
- Desktop Detective was developed by Conradical Games and published by Playsaurus.
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